Knowing the cycle of success of our teams, we want to make sure that when our teams are doing well, there is global awareness of that team.

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It says something about how short the life cycle of success can be when Spain became the first team in international soccer to win three major tournaments in succession when they retained the European Championship this past summer.

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The corporation is in a virtuous cycle of economic growth, whereby success breeds success: the successful execution of one function contributes to the positive execution of other functions.

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Average success rates per cycle of IVF are approximately 25% , falling sharply after the age of 35.

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In addition to maneuvering our investment strategy based on where we are in the economic cycle, a large part of our success has been based on anticipating market events before they are generally recognized.

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Only then will this process, this attempt to break the cycle of misery and destitution, conflict and violence, stand a chance of success.

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Venture capital is one of those rare businesses where past results are indicative of future results, as success in VC creates a virtual cycle: a VC backs a start-up, the start-up is a huge success and generates publicity- both for the start-up and for the VC.

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To share a development that is mindful of the planet's needs and potentialities, humanity must break out of a predatory growth cycle and recommit to a plural approach in which cultural diversity comes into play as a wager of success.

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All of this leads yet again to more success for that VC, and so it goes While this cycle is great for the Kleiner Perkins and Accels of the world, it is not so for VCs overall: for the 10-year period ended Q3 2012, the average VC returned a mere 6.1%.

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